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Electabuzz エレブー Eleboo
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Type	Electric
Species	Electric Pokémon
Height	3′07″ (1.1m)
Weight	66.1 lbs. (30.0kg)
Ability	Static
Egg group	Humanshape
Time to hatch	6,400 steps
Effort yield	2 Spd
Exp. yield	156 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,000,000 exp.
Gender	25% ♀ / 75% ♂
Pokédex color	Yellow
Catch rate	45
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Electabuzz (Japanese: エレブー Eleboo) is an Electric-type Pokémon.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 3.1 In the Pokémon Special manga 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Base stats 5.4 Type effectiveness 5.5 Learnset 5.5.1 By leveling up 5.5.2 By TM/HM 5.5.3 By breeding 5.5.4 By tutoring 5.5.5 Special Moves 5.5.6 TCG-only Moves 5.6 Side game data 5.7 Evolution 5.8 Sprites 5.9 Trivia 5.9.1 Origin 5.9.1.1 Name origin 5.10 In other languages 6 External links

Biology

Physiology

Electabuzz is a slightly humanoid creature covered in yellow fur with black stripes, one of which is shaped like a lightning bolt. The three toes on Electabuzz's feet are arranged like that of a bird's foot. Electabuzz has a long, cat-like tail. Electabuzz has five fingers on each hand. Electabuzz has two sharp fangs and a pair of antennae. When it is dark out, Electabuzz's entire body gives off a bluish-white glow.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Electabuzz specialize in using electrical attacks. Electabuzz can also be good with using physical attacks, such as the Elemental Punches, Brick Break and Mega Punch.

Behavior

Habitat

Electabuzz normally reside in power plants and can sometimes wander into cities and cause major black-outs.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Electabuzz is primarily an ergovore, which means that it feeds off of electric currents.

In the anime

Electabuzz is the mascot of Casey's favorite baseball team.

Electabuzz first appeared in Showdown at Dark City. It is the Kas Gym's primary Pokémon and was used in the feuds that the Kas and Yas Gyms were having.

Rudy used an Electabuzz against Ash's Pikachu during their Gym Battle in Misty Meets Her Match.

In Enter The Dragonite, Drake, the leader of the Orange Crew, used his Electabuzz to fight Ash's Bulbasaur and Charizard. Drake's Electabuzz defeated Ash's Bulbasaur before being defeated by Ash's Charizard.

An Electabuzz was the head of security in a power plant. In Current Events, it attacked Ash and his Chikorita, seeing them as intruders, but was then captured by Team Rocket.

Dr. Namba owns an Electabuzz that he used in A Promise is a Promise.

Macey used an Electabuzz in her Silver Conference battle against Ash in Love, Pokémon Style.

Jump used an Electabuzz in the first round of the Ever Grande Conference in Saved by the Beldum but it was defeated by Morrison's newly evolved Metang.

In Smells Like Team Spirit, Paul's Elekid evolves into Electabuzz in the Tag Battle Competition. In DP066 it was revealed that Paul had left his Electabuzz under the care of his brother, Reiji.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Special manga

Electabuzz debuts in its own round, Buzz Off, Electabuzz!, as the main Pokémon of Lt. Surge.

In the TCG

Main article: Electabuzz (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
I	Red	Normally found near power plants, they can wander away and cause major blackouts in cities.
	Blue
	Yellow	If a major power outage occurs, it is certain that this Pokémon has eaten electricity at a power plant.
	Stadium	Appear in power plants in search of electricity. They are said to cause major blackouts if they disappear.
II	Gold	Electricity runs across the surface of its body. In darkness, its entire body glows a whitish-blue.
	Silver	Its body constantly discharges electricity. Getting close to it will make your hair stand on end.
	Crystal	When two Electabuzz touch, they control the electric currents to communicate their feelings.
	Stadium 2	Electricity runs across the surface of its body. In darkness, its entire body glows a whitish-blue.
III	Ruby	When a storm arrives, gangs of this Pokémon compete with each other to scale heights that are likely to be stricken by lightning bolts. Some towns use Electabuzz in place of lightning rods.
	Sapphire	When a storm arrives, gangs of this Pokémon compete with each other to scale heights that are likely to be stricken by lightning bolts. Some towns use Electabuzz in place of lightning rods.
	Emerald	When a storm approaches, it competes with others to scale heights that are likely to be stricken by lightning. Some towns use Electabuzz in place of lightning rods.
	FireRed	It loves to feed on strong electricity. It occasionally appears around large power plants and so on.
	LeafGreen	Normally found near power plants, they can wander away and cause major blackouts in cities.
IV	Diamond	Half of all blackouts occur when this Pokémon appears at power plants and eats electricity.
	Pearl	Half of all blackouts occur when this Pokémon appears at power plants and eats electricity.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
I	Pokémon Red and Blue	Rare	Power Plant (Red only)
	Pokémon Yellow	None	Trade
II	Pokémon Gold and Silver	Few	Route 10
	Pokémon Crystal	Rare	Route 10
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	None	Trade
	Pokémon Emerald	None	Trade
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	Rare	Power Plant (FireRed only)
	Pokémon Colosseum	None	Trade
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	One	Citadark Isle (Shadow)
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	None	Evolve Elekid
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown
	Pal Park		Mountain

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Snap	Tunnel.
Pokémon Trozei!	Secret Storage 7 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Evolve from Elekid
Pokémon Ranger	Go-Rock Squad Base
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage	Freighter Nurue Ruins Asoheru Building

Base stats

HP:	65
Attack:	83
Defense:	57
Special:	85
SpAtk:	95
SpDef:	85
Speed:	105

The Special stat was used only in Generation I; it was later split into Special Attack and Special Defense.

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Ground: 2×	Flying: ½× Steel: ½× Electric: ½×	Normal: 1× Fighting: 1× Poison: 1× Rock: 1× Bug: 1× Ghost: 1× Grass: 1× Fire: 1× Water: 1× Psychic: 1× Ice: 1× Dragon: 1× Dark: 1×

Learnset

Electabuzz is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Generation I Level Move Type Start Quick Attack Leer 34 ThunderShock 37 Screech 42 ThunderPunch 49 Light Screen 54 Thunder

Generation II Level Move Type Start Quick Attack Leer ThunderPunch 9 ThunderPunch 17 Light Screen 25 Swift 38 Screech 47 Thunderbolt 58 Thunder

Generation III Level Move Type Start Quick Attack Leer ThunderPunch 9 ThunderPunch 17 Light Screen 25 Swift 38 Screech 47 Thunderbolt 58 Thunder

Generation IV Level Move Type Cat. Start Quick Attack Leer ThunderShock 7 ThunderShock 10 Low Kick 16 Swift 19 Shock Wave 25 Light Screen 28 ThunderPunch 37 Discharge 43 Thunderbolt 52 Screech 58 Thunder

By TM/HM

Generation I # Move Type TM01 Mega Punch TM05 Mega Kick TM06 Toxic TM08 Body Slam TM09 Take Down TM10 Double-Edge TM15 Hyper Beam TM17 Submission TM18 Counter TM19 Seismic Toss TM20 Rage TM24 Thunderbolt TM25 Thunder TM29 Psychic TM30 Teleport TM31 Mimic TM32 Double Team TM33 Reflect TM34 Bide TM35 Metronome TM39 Swift TM40 Skull Bash TM44 Rest TM45 Thunder Wave TM46 Psywave TM50 Substitute HM04 Strength HM05 Flash

Generation II # Move Type TM01 DynamicPunch TM02 Headbutt TM03 Curse TM06 Toxic TM07 Zap Cannon TM08 Rock Smash TM10 Hidden Power TM13 Snore TM15 Hyper Beam TM17 Protect TM18 Rain Dance TM20 Endure TM21 Frustration TM23 Iron Tail TM25 Thunder TM27 Return TM29 Psychic TM31 Mud-Slap TM32 Double Team TM33 Ice Punch TM34 Swagger TM35 Sleep Talk TM39 Swift TM41 ThunderPunch TM43 Detect TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM46 Thief TM48 Fire Punch HM04 Strength HM05 Flash

Generation III # Move Type TM01 Focus Punch TM06 Toxic TM10 Hidden Power TM15 Hyper Beam TM16 Light Screen TM17 Protect TM18 Rain Dance TM21 Frustration TM23 Iron Tail TM24 Thunderbolt TM25 Thunder TM27 Return TM29 Psychic TM31 Brick Break TM32 Double Team TM34 Shock Wave TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM46 Thief HM04 Strength HM05 Flash HM06 Rock Smash

Generation IV # Move Type Cat. TM01 Focus Punch TM06 Toxic TM10 Hidden Power TM15 Hyper Beam TM16 Light Screen TM17 Protect TM18 Rain Dance TM21 Frustration TM23 Iron Tail TM24 Thunderbolt TM25 Thunder TM27 Return TM29 Psychic TM31 Brick Break TM32 Double Team TM34 Shock Wave TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM46 Thief TM52 Focus Blast TM56 Fling TM57 Charge Beam TM58 Endure TM68 Giga Impact TM69 Rock Polish TM70 Flash TM73 Thunder Wave TM78 Captivate TM82 Sleep Talk TM83 Natural Gift TM87 Swagger TM90 Substitute HM04 Strength HM06 Rock Smash HM08 Rock Climb

By breeding

• Barrier
• Cross Chop
• DynamicPunch
• Fire Punch
• Ice Punch
• Karate Chop
• Meditate
• Rolling Kick

By tutoring

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen and Pokémon Emerald:

• Body Slam
• Counter
• Double-Edge
• Mega Kick
• Mega Punch
• Mimic
• Seismic Toss
• Substitute
• Thunder Wave

In Pokémon Emerald only:

• DynamicPunch
• Fire Punch
• Ice Punch
• Mud-Slap
• Sleep Talk
• Snore
• Swagger
• Swift
• ThunderPunch

Special Moves

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Electabuzz knows Shadow Break, Shadow Half, Shadow Mist and Shadow Storm as a Shadow Pokémon, and learns Follow Me after being purified.

TCG-only Moves

• Charge

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: Evolve	Friend Area: Power Plant
Phrases
51%-100% HP	All I need is electricity! Nothing else!
26%-50% HP	Urk! My health's halved! There's not enough electricity.
1%-25% HP	Shoot, I'm done... There's not even a volt of electricity left.
Level Up	I leveled up! I'm buzzing with electricity!
Pokémon Ranger
Group:	Loops: 6	Minimum Experience: 13
Poké Assist:	Field Move: Recharge x3	Maximum Experience: 13
Electabuzz attacks by widely discharging power. It can also recharge the Styler.
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage
Group:	Poké Assist:	Field Move: Flash

Evolution

Baby Elekid

Level 30 Electabuzz

Trade holding Electirizer Electivire

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
			Image:Spr 2c 125.gif
			Image:Spr 2c 125 s.gif			Image:Spr b g2 125 s.png
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	Image:Spr 3r 125.png			Image:Spr 3f 125.png
	Image:Spr 3r 125 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 125 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 125 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 125 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
			Image:Spr 4p 125.png			Image:Spr b g4 125.png
			Image:Spr 4p 125 s.png			Image:Spr b g4 125 s.png

For other sprites and images, please see Electabuzz images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Electabuzz is one of five Pokémon that initially, did not evolve into or from another Pokémon, but now is part of a three-stage evolutionary line (the other four being, Chansey, Magmar, Porygon and Roselia).

Origin

Electabuzz was likely based on one of the Japanese oni who was a horned ogre who wore tiger-stripes and was sometimes depicted as a god of lightning and thunder.

Name origin

Electabuzz's name seems to be a combination of electric and buzz, possibly in a reference to the humming sound of electricity. Its Japanese name is likely a combination of electric and ぶんぶん bunbun, buzz.

In other languages

• German: Elektek
• French: Electek
• Korean: 에레브 Erebeu

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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